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7 Deadly Viral Videos that Might Make us Care a Little More About our Planet

Kathryn Bigelow (Detroit, The Hurt Locker) sheds light on ivory poaching and the impending extinction of elephants in this powerful 3-minute movie.

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Charlottesville: Race and Terror

Vice delivers a very disturbing look at the “Unite the Right” rally where hundreds of white nationalists, alt-righters, and neo-Nazis descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday August 11th. By Saturday evening one protester and two police officers had been killed.

John McColgan (Riverdance) and his brother Gerry travel to the West Bank and Gaza with Trócaire to document the lives of people who have lost their homes and family as a result of never-ending conflict.

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When Björk Met Attenborough

Björk and David Attenborough examine music’s influence on the natural world and discuss how the structure of music can mirror that of nature.

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Dear Future Generations: Sorry

Comedian and rapper Prince Ea poetically points out the impact of deforestation on the planet and promotes Stand For Trees to stop forest loss: the number one cause of species extinction and second-leading cause of CO2 emissions globally.

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Our Future

Going out on a high note with short message of hope narrated by Morgan Freeman who always makes everything feel okay.